Biden Says He'll Be A President For All, Including Pro-Trump ‘Chumps’ At Rally
Democratic nominee Joe Biden said Saturday at a rally in Pennsylvania that if he wins the presidency, he will work hard on behalf of all Americans — including people like the “chumps” who gathered outside the event, honked their horns, waved flags and yelled in support of President Donald Trump.
“By the way, we don’t do things like those chumps out there with the microphone are doing, the Trump guys,” Biden said at the rally at Bucks County Community College. “It’s about decency. Look, we’ve got to come together.”
Rowdy scene as Joe Biden speaks at drive-in rally in Bucks County, PA — Trump supporters waving flags and honking during his speech pic.twitter.com/Qa6m9Zdbsr
— MJ Lee (@mj_lee) October 24, 2020
As Biden spoke at a drive-in rally in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a group of what appeared to be Trump supporters nearby honked horns, waved flags and shouted "four more years"https://t.co/X7djYZA7mfpic.twitter.com/cMFzFZCdNF
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) October 24, 2020
Biden paraphrased President Abraham Lincoln: “A house divided cannot stand.”
“Remember what Donald Trump said when COVID-19 deaths reached 200,000 in America?” Biden asked. “He said, ‘If you look at the blue states, the Democratic governors, and just look at the red states, the Republican governors, we’re doing well.’ Well, first of all, it’s not true. The great rise has happened in most of the red states. But that’s not the point. Think of what he’s saying about what’s going on in America. He’s saying, if you live in Pennsylvania, you’re not his problem. If you live in a red state, Alabama, he may think about you.”
Trump has frequently used such language to turn his handling of the coronavirus pandemic into a partisan issue. In a September press conference, Trump accused states with Democratic governors of having “tremendous death rates,” insinuating that the United States was “really at a very low level” of COVID-19...
